Tenure hearing
AFTNJ President Donna M. Chiera and Newark Teachers Union Joseph Del Grosso testified about tenure legislation for the Assembly…
Weingarten and AFT member discuss tools teachers need to succeed
Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe show, AFT president Randi Weingarten talks about the tools teachers need to help all…
Newark Mayor Cory Booker comes out swinging at contentious State of the City address
[…] A hundred demonstrators gathered outside, mostly from the Newark Teachers Union, objecting to the plan of Booker and…
Occupy Education: Teachers, Students Resist School Closings, Privatizations, Layoffs and Rankings
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/3/1/occupy_education_teachers_students_resist_school As students across the country stage a National Day of Action to Defend Public Education, we look at…
New Round for College Occupiers
By Allie Grasgreen For the college Occupy movement, the past couple of months have been largely quiet – the…
Teacher-Training Programs Win Concessions on Proposed Federal Rule
By Kelly Field, Washington Teacher colleges and their accreditors pushed back against a Department of Education plan to tighten…
Majority of New Jerseyans give their hometowns, schools positive ratings
But poll finds upbeat outlook toward entire state down slightly BY TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Two in three New…
Senate Hearing to Refocus Attention on Tenure Reform
With no vote planned, Sen. Ruiz still has time to work out the details of her high-profile bill By…
From Snobs to ‘Pointy-Headed College Professors’ to ‘Eggheads’
By Emma Roller When Rick Santorum called President Obama “a snob” for wanting more Americans to attend college, it…
‘Youps’: Newark’s expensive, excess school staff
By Joan Whitlow/For The Star-Ledger […] Joseph Del Grosso, the Newark Teachers Union president, protested that he’s seen the…
Will NJ Go Public With Teacher Ratings?
Cerf says ‘No,’ but release of teacher evaluations in NYC raises questions By John Mooney When New York City…
Acting N.J. education chief reconsiders using school free-lunch programs to measure poverty
By Jessica Calefati/The Star-Ledger TRENTON — Tucked into an 80-page report on Gov. Chris Christie’s plan to overhaul distribution of state…
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